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What is the correct terminology to describe a regular grid of squares based on certain distance in latitude/longitude? I came up with this description:

We used regular grid of squares measuring 10' of longitude and 6' of latitude (approx 12 x 11.1 km).

but I am not sure if there is any particular terminology to refer to this type of grid? I would like to use proper terminology if there is one. Or is the above description perfect?

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  • What part of "regular grid of squares measuring 10' of longitude and 6' of latitude" are you uncomfortable with? That it's not a perfect square? You could add: regular grid of rectangle shape with cell size of 10' long and 6' lat (and extent from x to y).
    – Babel
    Commented Aug 29, 2021 at 17:50
  • If we are talking about lines of meridians and parallels, it is a cartographic grid...if not, it is a coordinate grid...
    – Cyril Mikhalchenko
    Commented Aug 29, 2021 at 18:15
  • @CyrilMikhalchenko meridians and parallels yes, but this exactly corresponds with lat/lon coordinates, so it's both then?
    – Tomas
    Commented Aug 29, 2021 at 18:16
  • @Babel no, that's not my concern. I am just not proficient in the terminology, so I am asking more experienced people if it is correct. So you're saying it looks correct?
    – Tomas
    Commented Aug 29, 2021 at 18:20
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    "Correctness" is probably a bridge too far, in terms of this question not being opinion-based. The problem with "grid" is that there's a raster format with the same name, and "vector grid" seems inadequate and redundant, simultaneously. "Regular rectangular partition" might be a more math-oriented descriptor. "Fishnet" would invoke the ArcGIS command that makes the features, but is then imprecise due to that command generating both linear and areal features. Then there's the problem that the cells in EPSG:4326 are spheroidal trapezoids. I don't think there's one correct answer here.
    – Vince
    Commented Aug 29, 2021 at 20:10

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The correct terminology to describe a regular grid of squares is a regular tessellation. Specifically in this case a regular tessellation of squares. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/RegularTessellation.html

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